Tenderfoot
Rank Requirements

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NOTE: These requirements may be worked on simultaneously with those
for Second Class and First Class; however these ranks must be earned in
sequence.

Present yourself to your leader, properly dressed, before going on
an overnight camping trip. Show the camping gear you will use. Show the
right way to pack and carry it.

Spend at least one night on a patrol or troop campout. Sleep in a
tent you have helped pitch.

On the campout, assist in preparing and cooking one of your patrol's
meals. Tell why it is important for each patrol member to share in
meal preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating
together.

Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.

Demonstrate you know how to tie the following knots and
tell what their uses are: two half hitches and the taut-line hitch.

Explain the rules of safe hiking, both on the highway and
cross-country, during the day and at night. Explain what to do if you
are lost.

Explain why we use the buddy system in Scouting.Explain the importance of the buddy system as it relates to your personal safety on outings and in your
neighborhood. Describe what a bully is and how you should respond to one.

Record your best in the following tests:

Push-ups

Pull-ups

Sit-ups

Standing long jump

1/4 mile walk/run

Show improvement in the activities listed in
requirement 10a after practicing for 30 days.

Identify local poisonous plants; tell how to treat for
exposure to them.

Demonstrate how to care for someone who is chokingthe Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is
used.

Show first aid for the following:

Simple cuts and scrapesscratches

Blisters on the hand and foot

Minor (thermal/heat) burns or scalds (superficial, or first degree)

Bites and stings of insects and tick

VenomousPoisonous snakebite

Nosebleed

Frostbite and sunburn

Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and
Scout Law in your everyday life.

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